Baudin's Black-Cockatoo
Zanda baudinii
Family Cacatuidae
About
Baudin's black-cockatoo is confined to the tall karri and marri forests of far south-western Australia, where it relies on old-growth hollows for nesting and marri seed capsules for food. It is easily confused with the more common Carnaby's black-cockatoo but has a distinctly longer, narrower bill adapted for extracting marri seeds.
How to spot it
About 56cm, dark grey-black with fine pale scalloping, white cheek patches and a white-banded tail - near-identical to Carnaby's black-cockatoo except for its longer, narrower upper mandible. Best told apart by habitat: Baudin's sticks to tall karri/marri forest rather than Wheatbelt woodland. Its wailing call is softer and higher-pitched than Carnaby's.
Found in
- Stirling Range National Park
- Porongurup National Park
- Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
- Lane Poole Reserve
- John Forrest National Park
Source: Wikipedia; IUCN Red List
Photo: Paul Weber, paulweberphoto.com (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons